Anyone collect DVD/Blu-ray players?

[Damnation]

I know this might sound goofy but I've seen in recent years many dumping their DVD players for Blu-ray, or their disc-based players altogether for streaming, at thrifts, flea markets, or eBay. Most I see are your regular crap, but I've come across higher end models as well. Usually even the better decks aren't any more money than the cheap Chinese no-name brands.

[ChrisW6ATV]

I intend to keep my Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray player and Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD player, yes. They are the first models sold in each of those two formats, in 2006.

I think I still have my first DVD player too, a Sony DVP-S550D from 1998.

[Eric H]

I don't collect them but i won't turn one down if it's cheap enough.
I had an early Sony BD player, BDP301 or something like that, it was godawful slow to load and sometimes had issues playing.

The two I have now are later model Panasonic's that I got from the Thrift Store, one was $30 the other was $15, they are just old enough to have analog outputs.

[Ed in Tx]

I have several. Accumulate would be a better description. A Sony, a Pioneer and an Oppo. No longer in use. Not worth the trouble to try and unload, er, sell on ebay.

[pac.attack76]

I cant imagine collecting them but I have a Pioneer DVD player that ill keep regardless. As for buying up everything I see, only if they were unique or high end models. Otherwise I probably wont. I go for the older stuff. To me, collecting these would be almost as bad as collecting bpc tv sets.

[Damnation]

Cool guys, here's some of the standouts I've found (yeah, I've gone a bit crazy, haha):

Sony:

DVP-S7000 (3) - Sony's first DVD player, ES quality, R-core transformer, same audio section as their CDP-XA7ES CD player. Found two thrifting, one eBay (early model w/ internal region/copy free DIP switches)
DVP-S7700 - Follow-up model with DTS support, inferior build quality to 7000.
DVP-NS900V - DVD/SACD, $15 mint thrift shop find.
BDP-S1 - Their first Blu-ray player, bought "as-is", works fine.

Denon:

DVD-2910 - Region free DVD/SACD/DVD-A/CD
DVD-955 - Same as 2910 but in silver, $25 thrift find, also region free.

Toshiba:

SD-6200 - Their top of the line "Dual Disc" two-disc DVD player.
SD-5700 - Single disc version of the 6200 w/ DVD-Audio.
SD-9100 - Their first 480p flagship DVD player
SD-9200 (2) - Tank-like flagship DVD player, copper chassis, with DVD-Audio, one from eBay and one heavily marked up from a yard sale, rock solid though.
HD-A1 - Their first HD DVD player.
HD-A3 - Seems to be the one HD DVD model I see used the most.
HD-A35 - Closeout purchase when HD DVD died.

Panasonic:

DVD-A320 - Their first flagship player, fantastic color reproduction for an early 480i player.
DVD-RP81 - Progressive flagship player w/ DVD-Audio.
DVD-S97 - Their last high performance DVD model before Blu-ray took hold, w/ DVD-Audio.
DMP-BD10 - Their first Blu-ray player, 14-bit/297Mhz video DAC.

Oppo:

OPDV971H (2) - Bought one from Oppo, then found another for $15 at flea market.
OPDV980H (2) - Bought one from Oppo, then found another for $5 at flea market, just last year.

Samsung:

DVD HD-1000 - Thirty-eight pound high end statement piece, first DVD player anywhere to offer 720p/1080i HD upscaling, R-core transformer, copper chassis, selectable Luxman audio DACs. Rare.
BDP-1200 - HQV Reon processor, excellent HD upscaling of DVD.
BDP-U5000 - Their first and only Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player, also with HQV Reon for DVD.

JVC:

XV-511 - Their first DVD player, well built but hard-set to incorrect NTSC black level (IRE 0 instead of 7.5).
XV-BP1 - Their first Blu-ray player, released a bit later so it's not as handicapped as other early BD decks. Rare.

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by Damnation

Cool guys, here's some of the standouts I've found (yeah, I've gone a bit crazy, haha):

Sony:

DVP-S7000 (3) - Sony's first DVD player, ES quality, R-core transformer, same audio section as their CDP-XA7ES CD player. Found two thrifting, one eBay (early model w/ internal region/copy free DIP switches)
DVP-S7700 - Follow-up model with DTS support, inferior build quality to 7000.
DVP-NS900V - DVD/SACD, $15 mint thrift shop find.
BDP-S1 - Their first Blu-ray player, bought "as-is", works fine.

Denon:

DVD-2910 - Region free DVD/SACD/DVD-A/CD
DVD-955 - Same as 2910 but in silver, $25 thrift find, also region free.

Toshiba:

SD-6200 - Their top of the line "Dual Disc" two-disc DVD player.
SD-5700 - Single disc version of the 6200 w/ DVD-Audio.
SD-9100 - Their first 480p flagship DVD player
SD-9200 (2) - Tank-like flagship DVD player, copper chassis, with DVD-Audio, one from eBay and one heavily marked up from a yard sale, rock solid though.
HD-A1 - Their first HD DVD player.
HD-A3 - Seems to be the one HD DVD model I see used the most.
HD-A35 - Closeout purchase when HD DVD died.

Panasonic:

DVD-A320 - Their first flagship player, fantastic color reproduction for an early 480i player.
DVD-RP81 - Progressive flagship player w/ DVD-Audio.
DVD-S97 - Their last high performance DVD model before Blu-ray took hold, w/ DVD-Audio.
DMP-BD10 - Their first Blu-ray player, 14-bit/297Mhz video DAC.

Oppo:

OPDV971H (2) - Bought one from Oppo, then found another for $15 at flea market.
OPDV980H (2) - Bought one from Oppo, then found another for $5 at flea market, just last year.

Samsung:

DVD HD-1000 - Thirty-eight pound high end statement piece, first DVD player anywhere to offer 720p/1080i HD upscaling, R-core transformer, copper chassis, selectable Luxman audio DACs. Rare.
BDP-1200 - HQV Reon processor, excellent HD upscaling of DVD.
BDP-U5000 - Their first and only Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player, also with HQV Reon for DVD.

JVC:

XV-511 - Their first DVD player, well built but hard-set to incorrect NTSC black level (IRE 0 instead of 7.5).
XV-BP1 - Their first Blu-ray player, released a bit later so it's not as handicapped as other early BD decks. Rare.

This is a great list. Before I saw this I didn't know Japanese-made Blu-Ray players existed. Now I know what to look for if I'm so inclined to get one. My DVD player/recorder of choice is the Panasonic DMR-E20. I got one in the box with the papers for a decent price.

[Electronic M]

I used to buy up DVD recorders until I concluded that I had enough to replace my small fleet of VCRs (which I still intend retain) for vacation TV recording duty.

[Damnation]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

I used to buy up DVD recorders until I concluded that I had enough to replace my small fleet of VCRs (which I still intend retain) for vacation TV recording duty.

I've had terrible luck with used recorders, DVDs of all types either don't play at all or skip badly. Most people seem use them as players as well, which wears down the laser diode, or at least greatly degrades its burning ability.

[Captainclock]

I have 2 Blu-ray Players, one's in my PS3 that I got as a freebie from a friend of mine, and the other is a standalone Blu-ray player, and I've got about 3 DVD Players one's a first gen Toshiba DVD Player from 1997, and then I have a Go-Video DVD Player with Progressive Scan from around 2003, and then I have a GPX (Grand Prix) DVD player from 2010 all of them have their original remotes except the Toshiba but I have a Toshiba "universal remote" that functions for DVD, TV, VCR, or a Cable Box that I can operate the DVD Player with.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Damnation

I've had terrible luck with used recorders, DVDs of all types either don't play at all or skip badly. Most people seem use them as players as well, which wears down the laser diode, or at least greatly degrades its burning ability.

I've only had one that flat-out seemed to not record (and another that would not even power on)....Some are a bit finicky about what they will record on, but once you find their 'favorite brand' it's smooth sailing (granted you have to remember to "finalize" discs in most machines to make them playable in other machines).

Never had a pre-recorded disc playback issue in any of my recorders, and I've played some REALLY roached discs (like a rental porno DVD that I found in the woods which was scratched to hell, and had a label so sun faded it was barely readable), and had good results....My Toshiba D-VR5 (my main go to recorder/player) has played and recorded literally hundreds of discs in the 6+ years I owned it and (knock on wood) has not had laser problems.....That machine is a real trooper! When I bought it at a Goodwill it was evident it had a hard past life...Big dents in the corners, scratches, the DVD drawer decorative cover flap was half way broken off (it has since completely come off), but despite that it worked and has held up admirably.

[centralradio]

I dont see any value on the current crop of DVD players and recorders at the moment .Maybe 25 years from now they will be.The value of the first players as some mentioned here will be worth having.

I got some here but I never paid out money for them.I rather stick with VHS for TV recordings since DVD recordings sometimes come out as coasters at times.I dont trust the DVD medium for keeping TV favorites and home movies for rest of my life.

I still got my first DVD player which is a Apex AD-600 from Circuit City here somewhere.

My Panasonic recorder works good as long I dont feed it cheap crap blanks.Works great on the DVDram disks. .The Liteon recorder is on the blink and I'm not even going to bother looking at it at the moment.Which was a lemon since day one.


Now since most movies and TV shows are available to watch or downloadable online at Amazon and other sources .I see in the near future the pre recorded DVD medium will be heading where the VHS pre recorded tape went.

Sorry to ramble on.

[Celt]

I have a Pioneer DVD-V5000 that I intend to keep. It's well built and plays well.